Re: [PATCH] Move all dashed form git commands to libexecdir

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Jeff King wrote:

Yes, I am fine with the user having to go to extra lengths to use the
dash forms (like adding $(libexecdir) to their path), which I think
should address your consistency concern.

I agree. If we actually start moving the subcommands into a separate 
directory, I suspect scripts will be fixed up soon enough. Of course 
people *can* do it by just adding the path, but more likely, we'll just 
see people start doign "git xyz" instead of "git-xyz".

And from a consistency standpoint, that would be a *good* thing. There are 
many reasons why the git-xyz format *cannot* be the "consistent" form
(ranging from the flags like --bare and -p to just aliases), so 
encouraging people to move to "git xyz" is just a good idea.

Yeah, yeah, the man-pages need the "git-xyz" form, but on the other hand, 
rather than "man git-xyz", you can just do "git help xyz" instead, and now 
you're consistently avoiding the dash again!

			Linus